Cover-fastener for shipping-pails



UNI.TED STATE% PATENT OFFICE."

RUDOLF F. SCHOTT, OF SAN FRANCISCO, UA'LIFOBNIA, ASSIGNOR T0 CALIFORNIA .BAERELCOMPANY, OB SAN FRANCISCO, GALIFORNIA, A. OORPORA'IION OF CALI- FORNIA.

COVER-FAS'IENEIR. FR SI-IIPIPING-IPAILS.

Spezcification cf Letters la1zent.

latented Nov. 9, 1920.

.Application fi1ed April 5, 1920. Serial N0. 371,304.

rl'lig q ing-Pails ol'1which ehe follow'vlng is a spoclfication.

Tho herciimfcer describecl invention rel2xtc: i;o mcans l01 securely atta0hing the ovor to shioping pails acl-aptecl to contain xnorolmmlise. gonerally 1't'01 shipment from tl1o \\'h ;lesalcr i1o the retail cleale1*, although i; is mcre pmrticulzu7ly designecl for use in =c mmcti m wi*l1 pails employesl in the shipmant ol cancly, ancl tl1c s ame is designecl t0 seal the c ver to the pail in such a manner zxs to provide ugainst the acmoval of tl1e cou- -onts thc1col' dnring tmnsit without cm1S ing nuniilaiozl cf chc sealing means.

Hexecofore, lt has been customary t'o'sec1ure. Ehe sealing 01' securing wires fov the -r;ovezr 130 fl1o wooden tubs 01' pails in various wu. s in sonne cases by securing the tcrminal on ls of Ehe wiros to alle immer surface cf tl1c tub o1 pail amcl extcncling "che wlres through bores formecl in the stzwes thereof, again, the terminal cnds l1ave becn attacloecl so the projecting loop portion of staples fl1'j von into zhe tulc 01' pail: also thc terminal cn ls o'l' tha .said wires have been secured benomah lobe upper hocp cf the pail o1 tub. Euch of these methods of attaching the termhml onds of thc securing; wire is 0pen t0 serious objections, inasmuch as considerable filme is requirecl to prcperly attach the terminal encls cf the wlres where the loop stm lesa und the hoop aie employecl as the securing means f01 the wires, and further !:lxo loop staples do not provlde ag'ainst the .vithclran al thereof and the l1oop may be W01!E'l?(fl in such a, manner as to pPrrt1it the rcei o1x the securing wires und an openi.ng o? tlxe package fcr he partial rcmoval cf contents thcrefrom, am]. in each of these cases thc attaching means may be restorecl to normal posltion, so that when the pail 01' tub is received by the consignee, mutilation cf the seal will not be present, although the package was opened in transit ancl a portion of tl1e contents removecl The objection to the formation of bores in the staves of the pail for the passing cf. the terminal portions cf. the securing wires therethrough is mofold, first, thc expenso 111c1de1'1t to the formatmn 01 such bores, ancl,

secondly, the Openlngs thus proviclecl pormits cf uir and clust passing therethrough to have 'access t0 ehe contents of the sealecltub o1 pail, agaiz1, the securing wirres cannot be. rcacl1ly threaded through bores 01 holes.

The object olt' the present invention is to provicle a simple, inexpensive anclbfficient 1'1162LI1S fo1 secur1ng the cover to tl1e tob or p2ul, and do1ng so 111 such a manner as to overcome the objec;ions to the employment 0I" the clcscribecl means commonly employecl io1 securlng the covcr in position rellxtiw to the pail.

T0 comprehencl the invention, reference shoulclbe hacl to the accompanylng sheet oft drawings, wherein .Eig1irc 1 is a pefspective vieW cf an O'L- clinary .wooden shipping pail Wii;h the im provecl ;fastening means applied. thereto and soalecl.

Fig. 2 is an enlargecl sectional detail view illustrating the manncr of attaching the terminal ends cf the securing wires to thc smves cf the pail. A

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one cf the corrugatecl saw-edgecl attaching 01' fastening plates utilizecl for uniting thc securing Wires to the tub.

In the drawings, the nume1al 1 is usecl t0 clesignatc tha tulo to be sealed, preferably disclosed circular in forma, 2 the cover there f01, 3 the pair of securing wires for tll cover, ancl 4 the seal for uniting the wire together over the cover of the pail.

'l7he terminal end portions 5 cf each seuriilg; wirc is firmly emlceclcled within the staves o1 tl1e pail by means cf an attachin plate which is corrugaced as shown ab? ancl providecl With 2a saw sge 8. These at t-aching platcs am approxlmately one-half ain lfl-Cll in lengh anal are clrlven for their an inch and firm'1y he1d therein by reason of the fact that it embraces each face of the 001- rugated fastening 01 attaching plate 6, Fig. 2 of thedrawings. In thus attaching a securifig wire, the sanieis placed 0n the sur:

.end to overlie'the fastening plante. Ina'smuch as the said fastening plates are of corrugated form, the same when dnven 1nto the .wood are firmly and securely held the1ein 'against removal. Thema zue no looped ex' terisions exposed. by this type of' fastening 0r attaching plate, as are provided where ordinary staples a1e employed and to Which the terminl ends Of the sec'uring wires as herefofore employed are united, as for instance the loop 9 of the staples 10 employed f01 uniting the bai1 11 of the pail. There is 110 means employed under my invention Whi0h may be withdmwn t0 permit the removal 0f the securingwires, without causing a mutilation of the sealing means.

- Vhen the secunng W1IGS have been at' tache'd as herein described, the pail filled and the cover 2 placed thereon, the wires are brought together ovet the cover, drawn baut and United one to the 'other by means of a Suitableseal 4. Thus, -the only mann6r provided for a release of the cover 2, iseither by a removal 0f the seal 01 the destluction of the securing -wires.

The attachment 0f thg: securing wires is such that they in 110 manner interiere with thenesting of the pails, when shipped unfilled to purchasers thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired t0 be protected by Letters Patent is:

l. In combination witha shipping pai1, of securing wires for holding the over to the pai1 against removal duringtransit, fastening plates driven into the pai1 substantially flush With the surface thereof and embedding the terminal end portions 0f the securing wires in the staves 0f the pail, and sealing means for uniting the securing wires one t0 the other.

2. In combination with a shipping pail, 0f fastening plates formed With corrugated surfaces and a saw edge adapted so be driven into the pail memberS substantially flush With be surface thereof, securing wires for holding the cover to the pail eigainst removal during transit, said wires having the termi- 11a1 enc1 portions thereof embedded in the staves 0f thepail by the fastening plates so as to ove'rli6 saio1 p1ai:es When drawn upwardly over the pail, and means i0r uniting the wires one to the other.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

' RUDOLF F. SCHOTT. 

